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PEFA assessments of sub national governments

Charles Seibert Secrtariat PEFA

SN findings

Recent trend shows quick growth by number and percentage of SN assessments compared to global (119/285) Any kind of government : State, province, region, canton, district, city More and more kinds of SNG, with various aggregates (1 entity, sample of entities at same level or not) Reasons for undertaking vary: needs from SNG (public service delivery, borrowing power), from CG (political dialogue, oversight, reform) and from donors (fiduciary risk, loans etc.)

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SN assessments increase
Stock and flow of substantially completed assessments
120 100

Nombre de rapports

80

60 Stock 40 Flow

20

Date of status update

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SN assessments increase
PEFA assessment report entity coverage
3%
21% Baseline central government Baseline 43% subnational government Repeat central government

33%

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Some problems when assessing SNG

How to define a SN entity (somehow different from IMF definition)?

SNG so heterogeneous: how to compare? Fiscal and political concerns more and more important (intergovernemental transfers).

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Some problems when assessing SNG

Establishing adequately differences between performances at national and local level sometimes not easy is the SN entity effectively impacted by regulations from central level? Problems may occur with some PI (e.g. scope of revenue indicators) Local experts/ assesors without PEFA exprience

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Views by PEFA program

PEFA framework is widely applicable at SN level (only

one framework) Additionnal ad hoc indicator: HLG-1 SN guidelines already made available for use of PEFA at SN level (still draft), available @ www.pefa.org Guidance to be found in other material (Good practices, TOR checklist etc.)

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What more can we do?

SN guidelines for use of PEFA at SN level should and will

be clarified SN typology to be anlalyzed Intergovernmental relation to be precisely exposed New tools, such as country profile Data portal to bring ad hoc information

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Many thanks